changing the way the club runs (part II)

[ctrlaltdelboy]

EDIT: the first 3 posts below were snipped from the JAE thread and made into a seperate thread since they relate to discussion about the formal/informal nature of the club - please feel free to continue this discussion here.
note: you may wish to read the first 'changing the way the club runs' thread, which is also in this section of the forum first.




Or is everyone happy to just be web based, with ad hoc meets etc?


this is the way it's always been here, and on the previous occasions that more formal arrangements have been proposed, members have generally stated a preference for the informal approach.

[Greybloke]

Anyone else have a view?

I just think it's a bit sad that we have an established community (forum based) but with no structure or ability to make our presence known to others with an interest in our favorite car.

I'm not looking for a role here (far from it) but I would have thought between us we could muster a few words about our common interest, for similar future occasions? I believe we have missed the deadline for the showguide now in any event. :cry:

[Kevin]

I have just read some posts about the club organisation etc.

It's funny, more organisation is wanted, but no-one wants to do it. I have attempted trackdays and meetings before, and sometimes there is little interest.

In the six years that we have been around, there has never been much interest in these sorts of 'JapFest' meetings. I doubt the other car owners there consider the NSX as the pinnacle of Japanese cars, they will go on about how fast their SkylineTurboImprezaTonkaToy is, and how the NSX isn't.

Anyway, I don't want to change the topic of this thread. If there is a strong feeling for changing anything we can discuss in another section.

[simonprelude]

If it ain't broke..............

[Lankstarr]

The way the site is run works well fo rme - everything you need to find a can be found and details of events and publications about the ~NSX are always brought to light.

If the real issue here is attendance of events and the lack o finterest in meets then no change to the website will remedy that - if people dont want to go then they wont!!!

[DamianW]

If it ain't broke..............

My thoughts exactly, I like the informal approach, seems to work ok.

[Papalazarou]

No evolution without revolution?

I'm not sure whether I agree with the statement I've just made, but there it is.

However, I think that new ideas are important to keep things interesting.

With regard to events I think that there should be at least one meeting that everyone tries hard to attend, and this should be publicised properly through the website............say hyperthetically we could use 'JAE' as our annual meet? It would mean a little effort but only once a year!

James.

[DamianW]

With regard to events I think that there should be at least one meeting that everyone tries hard to attend, and this should be publicised properly through the website............say hyperthetically we could use 'JAE' as our annual meet? It would mean a little effort but only once a year!


Sorry, and no offence meant, but I have zero interest in JAE. I didn't buy the NSX out of some weird fetish for Japanese cars. In fact to be honest I find most of them incredibly boring, and yes that includes spammed up Supras.

[ctrlaltdelboy]

I think that there should be at least one meeting that everyone tries hard to attend, and this should be publicised properly through the website

I wholeheartedly agree - there should be an official 'annual NSXCB meet'

if it is posted and publicised as such with plenty of notice and at around the same time each year then I don't see why we shouldn't get huge attendance and beat the current record of 22 cars.


personally I would like to see 2 official meets per year for this club;

1. a 'general' meet at say a pub or hotel with good parking and facilities for us to all dine together (either indoors or outdoors) and generally socialise.

2. a track meet for both the experienced and the curious to take to the track in our NSXs and again generally socialise too.

I don't mind volunteering for some of the organisation on either event or both if people would like to see them happen.

[Minch]

That would be great. Its nice to go to the other meets like the one in Silverstone but it would be better if we could do something just for the NSXCB.

[TheQuietOne]

I think an anual meet would be good...an excuse for some of those garage queens out there to dust off the keys :wink:

[Senninha]

I think that there should be at least one meeting that everyone tries hard to attend, and this should be publicised properly through the website

I wholeheartedly agree - there should be an official 'annual NSXCB meet'

if it is posted and publicised as such with plenty of notice and at around the same time each year then I don't see why we shouldn't get huge attendance and beat the current record of 22 cars.


personally I would like to see 2 official meets per year for this club;

1. a 'general' meet at say a pub or hotel with good parking and facilities for us to all dine together (either indoors or outdoors) and generally socialise.

2. a track meet for both the experienced and the curious to take to the track in our NSXs and again generally socialise too.

I don't mind volunteering for some of the organisation on either event or both if people would like to see them happen.

For my 2 pennies worth, I enjoyed the Silverstone event as it acheived 2 objectives, firstly to meet a large number of the owners who I had been inter-acting with via the forum and secondly there was other interest throughout the day that both myself and my other half enjoyed.

I'd like to support either or both of the proposals put forward by Darren, but would suggest that they are co-ordinated with other activities.

For example, the NSXCB event could be at Goodwood or Gayden and the track day event could be at Spa or the Ring.

Just ideas, and IMO, there may be better support in this style of event rather than just a *** car meeting......

regards

[Papalazarou]

Sorry, and no offence meant, but I have zero interest in JAE. I didn't buy the NSX out of some weird fetish for Japanese cars. In fact to be honest I find most of them incredibly boring, and yes that includes spammed up Supras.

Each to his own but I suggested JAE because it's a popular event with lots of other things to do. It also attracts lots of different interesting vehicles, which being a car enthusiast I find fascinating.
I went to Japfest the other week and had a great day walking around looking at all the different modified cars and everyone racing around the track. They even had a mobile dyno there.

At least at an organised event like Japfest, all we need to do is pay and turn up. I spent hours talking with people who were intersted in the NSX and even got some offers! But basically it was fun sharing a mutual interest of cars with people I didn't know but were passionate about their hobby.

James.

[Greybloke]

I take some responsibilty for starting the debate, so.........

I suppose I have been spoilt over the last 5 years through my membership of S2ki, a great web based club, that manages to keep a good balance between web based sharing of info, ideas, and fun, but also regular meets which have all been so well organised.

Of course there are thousands of S2000 owners and enthusiasts throught the UK, and therefore a greater neucleus of people able and willing to organise things.

My original comment was boure out of my desire to organise things at JAE, following our attendance last year, where the pitch was shared with the S2ki crowd. Last year we just turned up, had a "free" pitch thanks to S2ki, and departed. Everyone happy and little organisation on our behalf ( sorry Joe that sounds a bit mean :wink: ) anyway you get the idea.

As Joe has now sold his NSX this year I made contact with S2ki and they again offered to share both the pitch and catering with us for a small contribution per head. So rather than "just turn up " again, I thought we could at the very least put some blurb together for the show magazine. This is the point I realised I didn't know who previously may have prepared something, or indeed who to ask for assistance, hence my post.

In essence I'm just suggesting that with the NSX becoming more accessible, it's probable that it will gain a greater following, or interest, which will be good news for us all.

Again I dont want to tread on anyones toes, and feel free to put me in my box, but it's just possible we could help ourselves, by being a bit more organised. For example if we evolve into, and promote ourselves as The NSX Club, it may be possible to secure some insurance or dealer discounts etc.

I'm realistic as to attendance at meets, as our numbers are modest, but we wont find out unless we try :D

So....

What do people think, how about we target a couple of meets in different geographic areas, agree a statement about us and the NSX, form a club and go get some deals :roll:

OK........thinking.........I get so much enjoyment from my NSX that I'll happily help out and get things moving if there's enthusiasm, if not I'll continue to tag along with my S2ki chums :cry: and pop up here every few days.

Kevin do I take it this site is yours? ( sorry if that's a dumb question ) and did you start the forum / club?

Final thought, can we get a spell check :lol:

[Senninha]

Nik,

I think all will welcome any further discounts over those already enjoyed for insurance, oils and etc.

Speaking to Brian at Norton Way on saturday (had the cambelts done) he was commenting on how many NSX's they now look after (saw Kevins and L6 in the workshop).

Given how much business we must be giving them collectively (not to mention your recent purchaces), this could be an a great place to start the Club Discount expansion programme.

As said earlier, I'm keen to meet up but have to apologise in advance that time is very limited for any major role with the organisation.

regards

[TheQuietOne]

K - not sure how long I will have the NSX for but in principal I will be very happy to donate some time (and perhaps some platstic) to help organise a club with a bit more structure to it. I love the format of this site and it's membership, but also it would be great to have a little more contact with the membership in a real world way.

If a few roles were defined perhaps they could be deligated to those who are interested, and we can go from there. I would also be happy to make a membership folder (about the only thing I could contribute from my business) if we produced a few bits of paper to go inside...

OK well if anyone wants to talk about this in more detail my mobile number is 07984 167 372 - maybe we could arange a meet to discuss meets :wink: ?

Matt.

[AquilaEagle]

I hope you don't mind me butting in here, as I don't have an NSX and I don't come here often. But I can offer some experience and advice I guess, having had the experience of forum and club with the S2000.

When I got my S2000 and stumbled on S2ki, www.s2ki.com it was great, a very organised forum, and lots of activity, meets, events etc. I became one of the UK Community Organisers, and we wanted to set things up like dealer discounts etc, but we had no public face, we were just a group of people on the internet, a forum. We had no funding either (s2ki is a commercial organisation and it pays someone's living). As a result we set up the club S2KUK www.s2kuk.com I have to emphasise, there was no split or anything like that, S2KUK offered something in addition to s2ki, and s2kuk use s2ki as its forums. (This would not necessarily apply here, as it sounds like just formalising what NSXCB is? )

This has been a lot of hard work from those who set it up, but response has been tremendous, both from members and from people we have approached. We have a good relationship with HondaUK, many dealers, lots of suppliers offering us discounts and some insurance deals too. Having the public face, and a pot of funds allows us to support meets and events when needed. If we just had the forum, I don't think we'd have had any of that.

If anyone wants any more info, how we did it, what was involved, and what is involved, I am happy to lend my time to discuss. Do not underestimate the work involved, there is a lot. Having said that, if you have the people who care enough and want to dedicate the time to it, it will be successful. I thouroughly enjoy doing it for s2kuk.

Cheers
Ian